Monday just wasn't the day for La Academia Charter's offense. They lost 17-0 to the Conestoga Christian Cougars on Monday. La Academia Charter has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Conestoga Christian's part, Clark Brubacher was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. Brubacher has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Brubacher was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Micah Watkins was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Owen Shrom, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
La Academia Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Conestoga Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. La Academia Charter will take on Valley Forge Baptist Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Valley Forge Baptist Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four games -- so hopefully La Academia Charter likes a good challenge. As for Conestoga Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Harrisburg Christian at 3:45 p.m. Conestoga Christian is on a five-game streak of home losses, Harrisburg Christian a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change.
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